Charlotte Sometimes (2002)

Presenting my first baby (first feature film, that is)

My understanding is that the resonance of Charlotte Sometimes comes from its painfully honest approach to boy/girl romantic missteps. Non-Asian viewers told me they quickly forgot everyone was Asian, which they meant as a compliment, and I took it as such.

Meanwhile, Asian American viewers felt the ethnicities of the characters were central to the story (as a half Asian person, I agree). And Roger Ebert was right, it did come from deep, personal emotion.

Several years ago, I became the owner of Charlotte Sometimes when the company that produced it folded. For various reasons, I didn’t do anything with the film until today.

Why today? My Wrestling Darkness podcast has started attracting paid subscribers, so I thought I had better start offering paid subscriber content.

If you’re not familiar with Charlotte Sometimes, watch the first minute of my reel.

The film will soon be re-released but not precisely in this form. So, if you want to see the film exactly the way I wanted it to be (minus a few scratches yet to be digitally removed), click the subscribe button and the film will appear below.